The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-10-08
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MAlNE.-AuUuTu.- yOuuk lnoh
from this parish have entered Tufts Di-
yinity school. Another young man en-
ters the collegiate department. Rev.
w. s. Perkins, pastor at Lewiston, has
built a new house. His people gave him
a house warming visit on the occasion OF
his moving in.-Rev. Miss Angel re-
sumed her work at Norway and Paris,
after the annual vacation, with cordial
reception by her people.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.-Rev. J. N.
Emery, of Bellows Falls, supplies the
pulpit at Alstead. Repairs to the amount
of three hundred dollars have recently
been put upon the church. Three child
ZEN we're dedicated on Children's Sun
day.
RHODE ISLAND.-The Church OF
the Mediator, Providence, was occupied
on the third Sunday in September for
public worship after having been closed
for several weeks to allow for the max
ing of important changes and improve
ments. The organ has been removed
from the rear of the balcony and placed
tn the left of the chancel on high
black walnut platform, the latter sur
mounted by a heavily carved railing.
The instrument itself has undergone an
oyerhauling at the hands OF an expe-
rienced organ maker, and extra pipes
have been added. The audience room
has been.generally renovated, and new
carpet laid in one of the church parlors
and new mating placed in the several
hall ways. Rev. Mr.. Rugg preached to
a large congregation at the opening SER
vice on the 25th ult.
MASSACHUSETTS. Intelli-
genee.-Rev. s. A. Gardner, pastor at
Milford, resumed Sunday evening SER
vices, Oct. 2.-The pastor at East Gam
bridge, Rev. Mr.. Rice, gave the Ladies'
Social Circle benefit. He gave an &C.
count of his journeyings in Europe last
summer and illustrated the subjects by
the stereopticon.-The Sunday school at
Orleans has received bequest from some
friend whose name is not given-The peo-
pie Of Westfeld have one offer OF vi, OOO,
and another of sum much larger than
that, for a new church. They seem to be
in luck. The past year has been one OF
signal prosperity to our church In Ply
mouth. A debt of fifteen hundred dol
lars has been paid. There is an improve
ment fund Of three hundred and hfty
dollars in the bank. The parish Is also
the recipient of bequest OF three thous-
and dollars, provided it be used for a
vestry or other needed improvements. II
not used for that purpose it reverts to
the treasury of the State Convention.
Rev. W. P. Burnell is the pastor.-The
local papers report a recent sermon OF
Rev. A. E. White, Of Cambridgeport, as
4sbeing filled with the ozone Of truth and
righteousness" Andrew J. Lowell hav-
ing served as Superintendent OF the Sun
day. school at North Cambridge for six
teen years, has resigned in consequence
of ill health.
CONNECTICUT Bridgeport Ser
vices we're resumed in the church here
on the first Sunday in September. The
congregations are larger than ever be-
fore in the opening month since the pre-
sent pastorate began. Rsv. John Lyon
is the pastor.-Rev. ID. l.. r. Libby has
awakened much interest in the old Scot
land parish. He has been there for two
Sundays and preached to large congre-
cations. The parish, as the evident eff
feet of these meetings, sent large dele
cation to the State Convention at Nor
wich.
NEW YORK.-The Chaplin Industrial
Circle, at Oneonta, composed OF ten lit
tie girls, has paid over to the General
Convention the sum of twenty dollars; to
the State Convention the sum of thirteen
dollars, beside paying fifty dollars into
the church treasury at home. The pastor,
e. F. Temple, has just finished course
of evening sermons on Reasons for a
Belief in a Future Life" which are be-
ing printed in local paper in response
to popular demand.-Rev. Dewitt
Lamphear is doing good service for the
cause in the church and vicinity of At
tor. There is talk of building parson-
age.-The parish at Oxford, under the
charge of Rev. IRE Mitchell, is doing
well. Contributions to the General and
State Conventions are promptly and
cheerfully paid, besides sending some
thing to the Albany parish. They are rails
ing money for a church bell Mr.. Mitchell
breaches also at Tyner.-The church at
Mount Vernon has been refurnished
somewhat during the vacation, and now
has one of the most attractive audience
rooms.
PENNSYLVANIA The North
Branch Association held it's yearly ses-
sion in Brooklyn, Bradford county. 1t
was successful meeting in every way.
A collAction Of uvar one hundred dollars